Ironing table



P 1933- J. E. KALGREN 1,927,685

IRONING TABLE I Filed May 7, 1950 2 Shets-Sheet 1 J. E. KALGREN 1,927,685

v Sept. '19, 1933.

IRONING TABLE Filed May 7, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 19, 1933 IRONING TABLE John E. Kalgren, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to The J. R. Clark 00., Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application May 7, 1930. Serial No. 450,427

Claims.

My present invention relates to ironing tables to intermediate portions of rear legs 14 by rivets of the knock-down or folding leg type and es- The free ends of the bars 18 of this top pecially to that type wherein the rear legs are brace are tied together by a short tie-bar or caused to automatically spread when turned strap 20 preferably of wood that is connected 5 down or at right angles to the board and are to the bars 18 by wood screws 21 or similar condrawn closer together when folded against the nections that will permit lateral spreading move-' board. In the present board, the above objects ments of the bars 18. At their intermediate porare accomplished by a very simple and low cost tions, the bars of the top brace 18 are connected construction which nevertheless, gives the board by a bridge bar 22 that at one end is connected great rigidity when set up for use.

to one of the bars 18 by a wood screw 23 or the Generally stated, the invention consists of the like and at its other end is arranged to work loosely through akeeper strap or bracket 24 apnovel devices, and combinations of devices here'- inafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illusparts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective showing the improved board set up for use;

with its legs folded against the top board;

Figs. 3 to 9, inclusive, are fragmentary sections 25 being also shown on Fig. 9; and

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view partly in side elevation but with some parts sectioned on the line 10-10 of Fig. 6. J

The table top or ironing board proper is inplied to the other bar of the said top brace. I The applied to said board.

trate the invention, like characters indicate like detachably engageable with the bottom surface of the board 11 and with a stop cleat or'rib 25 V Leg braces 26 preferably in the form of metal straps connect the rear legs 13 to opposite bars Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view showingthe board of the oblique legs 13 to opposite bars of the oblique legs 15. Said leg-braces are thus applied in obliquely crossed arrangement and their lower taken on the section lines marked with the corends areconnected to the legs 13 by rivets 27 responding numerals on Fig. 1, section line 55 or the like while their upper ends are bent lat- -erally and pivotally connected to the bars of the oblique leg 15 by pivot-forming rivets 28 or the like.

By reference particularly to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the leg brace upper pivots 28 are offdicated by the numeral 11. Near its rear end set from the rear leg pivots 14 and from the this .board is provided on its under side with oblique leg pivots 17. This arrangement is such rigidly secured hinge lugs preferably in the that when the legs are moved pivotallytoward form of wooden cleats 12 which, as shown, ,confolded positions against the board, the pivots verge slightly toward the upper free end of the 28 will be moved further away from the lower board. Rear legs 13 are pivotally connected at pivots 2'7 of the leg braces 26 and such relatheir upper ends to the cleats 12 by rivets 14, ttive movement causes the rear legs 13 to move these pivotal connections being made with suf-' more closely together on their pivots 14, so that when the parts are folded said legs 13 are well able lateral spread and contraction of the rear "within the lateral dimensions of the top. board ficient play to permit the desired andconsiderlegs.

An oblique leg 15 which is a bifurcated 11. Conversely, when the legs are moved from structure made up of two wooden bars connected folded positions to operative position shown at their free floor-engaging ends ,by a rivet 16, in Fig. 1, the pivots 28 will be moved toward is extended between the rear legs 13 and the and closer to the pivots 27 and the rear legs bars thereof are pivotally connected to the hinge 13 will be caused to spread so as togive the 17 it will be noted are located considerably rear cleats 12 by rivets 17. These pivot-forming rivets proper lateral stability to .the ironing board.

In the board illustrated in the drawings, the ward of the pivot-forming rivets 14 and the movement of the pivots 28 toward. and from bars of the oblique leg 15 at their pivoted ends the pivots 27 is approximately one inch and the are provided with obliquely cut projections 15 rear legs at their lower ends are given a' lateral that engage the bottom of the board 11 and spread and contraction of nearly eleven inches,

limit the downward pivotal movement of said but, of course, these relative dimensions and oblique leg.

The top brace made up of two wooden bars movements may be varied.

The lateral movements of the rear. legs above 18 is arranged to straddle the oblique leg 15 and described makes necessary also lateral movethe rear ends of its bars are pivotally connected ments of the bars of the top brace 18 and this,

as already noted, is permitted by the pivotacting screws 21 and thekeeper bracket 24:.v The arrangement of the parts is also such that when the free end of the top brace 18 is engaged with cleat 25, the short upper ends 15*- of the oblique leg 15 will be pressed against the bottom .of the board and the bridge bar 22 will be pressed tightly against said oblique leg 15, thus putting all of the supporting elements unrer tension and afiording a-very rigid support for the boardll. From what has been said, it will be understood that the invention described is capable of modification as to details of construction and arrangement of parts herein disclosed and claimed.

What I claim is: I

1. The combination with a board, of rear leg hinged thereto for forward, rearward and lateral movements, a bifurcated forwardly inclined oblique leg also pivoted to the board, a bifurcated top brace made up of two. members and having the rear ends of its members pivoted to said rear legs and arranged to spread and move laterally therewith, thev free end of said bifurcated top brace being directly engageable with the bottom of the board and removable therefrom, and transversely crossed-rear leg braces attached to said rear legs at-their lower ends and pivotally-connected to the members of said bifurcated oblique leg at points ofiset from the pivot connections between the latter and said board, whereby said rear leg braces will cause said rear legs to spread laterally when said top'brace is engaged with the board. 4

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in further combination with a bridge bar secured to one of the members of said bifurcated top brace and having endwise sliding engagement with the other member of saidtop brace, said bridge bar being engageable with said oblique leg when the board is set up for use.

3. The structure defined in, claim 1 in further combination with a bridge bar secured to one of the members of said bifurcated top brace and having endwise sliding engagement with the other member of said top brace, said bridge bar being engageable with said oblique leg when the board is set up for use, the members of said oblique leg having short upper ends engageable with the bottom of the board to limit the downward movement of said oblique leg.

4. The combination with an ironing board, of rear legs pivotally connected thereto for movements toward and from the boardand for spreading movements, cooperating bifurcated board-supporting elements hingedly connected to the board for angular movements in respect thereto and in respect to the rear legs and having extended portions arranged to engage the board when thelegs and cooperating boardsupporting elements are 'set in board-supporting positions, and transversely crossed rear leg braces connected to said rear legs at one end and at their other ends. pivotally connected to said cooperating bifurcated board-supp rting elements at points offset from the pivotal connectionbetween the latter and said board, whereby said rear legs will be spread when said legs and cooperating board-supporting elements are turned from the board to board-supporting positions.

; 5. The combination-with an ironing board, of

rear le'gs pivotally connected thereto for movements toward and from the board' and for spreading movements, transversely crossed rear leg braces connected to said rear legs at. one end, and cooperating board supporting elements having angular movement in respect to said board and rear legs and having crank-acting connections to the other ends of said transversely crossed braces and arranged to spread said rear legswhen said legs and ,coooperating board-supporting elements are turned to board supporting positions. f JOHN E. KALGREN. 

